Hinge.



PATENTED DEC. 13, 1904:.

J. A. WELLS.

HINGE.

APPLIGATION FILED 0o'r.19, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,230, dated December 13, 1904. Application filed October 19, 1903- Serial No. 177,692. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JAMES A.VVELLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battleereek, in the countyof Calhoun and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hinges or butts, and is more particularly adapted to that class of hinges used on screen doors and shutters, and has for its object to construct a hinge of its class that will be simple and durable and whereby an anchor-plate once having been fixed in working position will be so construct ed that a door, screen, or other fixture can be readily removed therefrom or again replaced without especial tools for the purpose other than the hands. v

A. great object of the device is to so construct a hinge that a lady or one unskilled in the art may place or remove a shutter or other fixture from its hangings at any elevation from the ground.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a section of a door or screen and the jamb ot' a building with my improved hinge attached. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the hinged section detached from its anchor. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the anchor or the part usually secured to the jamb of a building. Fig. 4 is a side view of the hinge intact, and Fig. 5 is a rear view of the anchor.

Like marks of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views.

A is a door or screento which the jointed portion of the hinge is secured, and B is the jamb to which the anchor is fixed for receiving said jointed portion. In the hinged portion, a represents a wing ordinarily employed for receiving screws, and b a pivotally-secured shank attached thereto by a pin 0, connecting said parts together, as is customary for se curing hinges in common usage. Encompassing said pin between the ears on either end of the hinged sections a coiled spring d is placed,

and its ends are made to impinge both the section a and shank b, and in its action it is not materially different from springs in general usage for throwing the wings of a hinge apart.

a is an anchor-plate having apertures for receiving screws and is adapted to be fastened to the jamb of a building for receiving the pivoted sections of the hinge, as will be better illustrated in Fig. 1. The anchor-plate e at either end thereof is formed with upwardly and inwardly curved earsff, (better comprehended in Fig. 5,) and a centrally-arranged inwardly-curved lip or catch at the outer edge of said anchor-plate when set, and between the carsf'f, as shown.

The shank 0 at a central transverse portion has a portion of its metal cut and turned up to form an eyelet 72,, through which is fitted a tapering-shaped link or bail t'.

The shank Z) is of a length corresponding to the breadth between the earsf'fof the anchor-plate 0, between which said shank is adapted to be received, and the inner ends of said ears are adapted to bear against the upturned pin-ears of said shank when closed, as shown in Figs. 1 and at. The shank 7) having been thrust within the curves formed between the earsffoi' the anchor-plate e, the link i is passed over the lip r and pressed down, thereby securely locking the aforesaid assemblages of parts intact.

It will be apparent that various modifications could be made in the construction of my hinge to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination Witha hinge having a securing-wing, of a shank hinged to said Wing, a coiled spring fitted between the hinged members and adapted to bear against said members, an eyelet formed from a turned-up portion of said shank, a link secured to said eyelet, and an anchor-plate having curved edges and a lip integral therewith, adapted to be secured to the jamb of a building, said curved edges and lip respectively adapted to receive said shank and link, substantially as, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination With-a hinge having a securing-Wing, of a shank hinged to said Wing, a coiled spring fitted between and adapted to bear against said hinged members, an eyelet formed from a turned-up portion of said shank,

' and an anchor-plate adapted to be secured to the jambs of a building, having curved edges adapted to receive said shank, and an inte- 

